Cognizant · 1 day ago
Cloud Security Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expCognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. This role is responsible for managing and optimizing cloud security tooling and ensuring robust cloud security operations across various cloud environments, while providing expert consultancy on cloud security risks and driving remediation efforts.
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Responsibilities
Perform BAU operations for cloud security tooling across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms
Drive and maintain full coverage of CNAPP and SSPM solutions across all cloud platforms, workloads, and SaaS applications
Manage IAM operations related to cloud security tooling, including role-based access control, group management, and JML (Joiner-Mover-Leaver) processes
Ensure integration and continuous improvement of security tooling to meet evolving business and compliance requirements
Understanding of Kubernetes, Helm and YAML to support deployment of security capabilities across Kubernetes Clusters
Design and implement security monitoring processes to detect, analyze, and respond to potential threats
Monitor cloud security tooling for misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps collaborating with business partners to ensure timely notification and remediation within agreed SLAs
Provide expert level consultancy to business stakeholders on cloud security risks, clearly articulating technical issues and their business impact. Where remediation is not feasible, identify and guide implementation of compensating controls
Evaluate and clearly articulate the operational impact of configuration changes to cloud resources, ensuring informed decision-making on business continuity
Excellent written communication in documenting cloud security risk statements used to capture, manage and drive risk remediation of cloud security issues
Collaborate with engineering and application teams to remediate issues and continuously improve the organization’s cloud security posture
Develop and maintain scripts to extract security data from APIs and transform it into consumable formats
Generate regular and ad-hoc security reports for management, highlighting key risks, trends, and remediation progress
Leverage BI tools (e.g., Power BI) to create dashboards and visualizations that provide actionable insights into cloud security posture
Explore opportunities for automation and analytics to enhance operational efficiency and risk visibility
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering
Strong hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), cloud security tools and cloud-native security controls
Deep understanding of cloud security concepts, compliance frameworks, and best practices
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP and/or cloud service provider security certifications such as AWS-SCS, AZ-500 and GCP PCSE
Knowledge and experience working with cloud security tooling such as CSPM, CWP, CNAPP
Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company
Cognizant
Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.24MKey Investors
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
2025-03-08Post Ipo Equity
2016-11-18Post Ipo Equity· $0.24M
1998-06-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ravi Kumar S
Chief Executive Officer
Anil Cheriyan
CTO / EVP Strategy & Technology
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